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Why Governments Don’t Get Startups

Steve Blank

Scalable startups tend to group together in innovation clusters (Silicon Valley, Shanghai, New York, Boston, Israel, etc.) When I read policy papers by government organizations trying to replicate the lessons from the valley, I’m struck how they seem to miss some basic lessons. but then the government got out of the way.

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The Top 15 Business Trends to Avoid for 2018

Mike Michalowicz

This is great provided you already have in place a strategic thinking business plan where you have clearly identified your ideal customers; know your market and have established key metrics. Thanks to Dahlia Roth , Free Government Auctions At GovernmentBargains.com. Thanks to Eli Israel , ForeclosureMagic.com.

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Is My Company’s Web Site Guarded Against Hackers?

Up and Running

government sites among those who had fallen victim to computer hackers. And given that Israel is a security-focused country, it comes as no surprise that these recent cyber-attacks have left officials looking for improved ways to protect such information. In 2011 it was Sony, Epsilon, and U.S. 16 by a Middle East hacker network.

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35 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

When my father had his business plan all set up, he brought it to the rabbi and got a benediction for a successful business. When he left the neighborhood, he decided that because he got a benediction from the rabbi in Crown Heights, he’d name his business (CrownTV’s parent company) Crown Heights. #7

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The 15 Business Trends To Avoid This Year

Mike Michalowicz

This is great provided you already have in place a strategic thinking business plan where you have clearly identified your ideal customers; know your market and have established key metrics. Thanks to Dahlia Roth , Free Government Auctions At GovernmentBargains.com. Thanks to Eli Israel , ForeclosureMagic.com.

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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Vivek Wadwha - Campus Entrepreneurship , November 19, 2010 Best Practices for Introduction Emails - Israel Venture Capital 2.0 , March 25, 2010 Weekend Reading - The Mogul Mom , October 1, 2010 Make informal advisors part of the team. Berkonomics , November 29, 2010 Rice Alliance IT/Web 2.0